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s April 4, 2003 Version 1 COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS HANDLING OPERATIONS AND 2 FACILITIES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 3 4 Chapter 3.1 Compostable Materials Handling Operations and Facilities Regulatory 5 Requirements 6 7 Article 1. General �i�-- 8 9 Section 17850. Authority and Scope. 10 11 (a) This Chapter is adopted pursuant to and for the purpose of implementing the California 12 Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (Act) commencing with Section 40000 of the Public 13 Resources Code, as amended. These regulations should be read together with the Act. 14 (b) This Chapter implements those provisions of the Act relating to composting. Nothing in 15 this Chapter is intended to limit the power of any federal, state, or local agency to enforce any 16 provision of law that it is authorized or required to enforce or administer. 17 (c) Biological decomposition of organic material can be both a naturally occurring or artificially 18 controlled process. This Chapter establishes standards and regulatory requirements for 19 intentional and inadvertent composting resulting from the handling of compostable materials, 20 including but not limited to feedstock, compost, or chipped and ground materials as defined in 21 section 17852. 22 (d)Nothing in these standards shall be construed as relieving any owner, operator, or designee 23 from the obligation of obtaining all required permits, licenses, or other clearances and complying 24 with all orders, laws,regulations, or reports, or other requirements of other regulatory or EA, 25 including but not limited to, local health entities, regional water quality control boards, air 26 quality management districts or air pollution control districts, local land use authorities, and fire 27 authorities. 28 (e)Nothing in these standards precludes the EA or the board from inspecting an activity, 29 operation or facility to determine if it is subject to these standards. 30 31 NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020, and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 32 Reference:Sections 43020 and 43021 of the Public Resources Code. 33 34 Section 17852. Definitions. 35 36 (a)For the purposes of this Chapter: 37 (1) "Active Compost" means compost feedstock that is in the process of being rapidly 38 decomposed and is unstable. Active compost is generating temperatures of at least 50 degrees 39 Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) during decomposition; or is releasing carbon dioxide at a rate 40 of at least 15 milligrams per gram of compost per day, or the equivalent of oxygen uptake. 41 (2) "Additives" means material mixed with feedstock or active compost in order to adjust the 42 moisture level, carbon to nitrogen ratio, or porosity to create a favorable condition. Additives 43 include,but are not limited to, fertilizers and urea. Additives do not include septage, biosolids, 44 or compost feedstock. 45 (3) "Aerated Static Pile"means a composting process that uses an air distribution system to 46 either blow or draw air through the pile. Little or no pile agitation or turning is performed. 47 (4) "Aerobic Decomposition" means the biological decomposition of organic substances in the 48 presence of oxygen. 49 (5) "Agricultural Material" means material of plant or animal origin, which result from the 50 production and processing of farm,ranch agricultural,horticultural, aquacultural, silvicultural, 51 floricultural, vermicultural, or viticultural products, including manures, orchard and vineyard 52 prunings, and crop residues. 1